Archive for July, 2009
My Lunchtime Find
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Photography, plants on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stunning Food Photo Sites
Posted in Inspiration, tagged food images, Photography on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stumbling upon these websites certainly brightened my day … and makes me think about my own attempts at food photography. Very inspiring!
Taste Spotting http://www.tastespotting.com/
Food Gawker http://foodgawker.com/
Beauty Found During a Moment of Calm on a Hectic Day
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, calm, Photography, plants, rose on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunlight Dancing
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Photography, sunlight, water on July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Make Way for the Duckling!
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged animals, duckling, ducks, Photography on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Rediscovered Treat: The Gardens of Kyoto
Posted in Books I Love on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has sat on the shelf for years, so long that I had forgotten why I’d kept it. Then this weekend, during one of the incessant rains that has marked this New England summer, I pulled it down, read the first paragraph and remembered. A beautiful book (literally — I love the jacket) with lovely [...]
A Quiet Patch of Green
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged Blue Ridge Mountains, childhood, environment, green, nature, nostalgia, urban on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For most of my professional life, I have worked for environmental organizations where staff often ponder questions like what does it mean to connect children (especially urban youth) to nature (especially in the big city)? I find myself reflecting on my childhood in a small Virginia city where people kept a chicken or two in [...]
Sparrow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, Photography, sparrow on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Droplets
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged leaves, Photography, plants, sidewalk art, water on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Splish Splash
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Branches, clouds, Photography, trees, water on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first year I picked up a camera, I was drawn in by rose clouds.
http://www.creativity-portal.com/articles/cynthia-staples/cloud-chasing.html
The second year, the simple beauty of tree branches kept catching my eyes.
http://jpgmag.com/stories/3973
This year water in all forms holds me in its sway. I have several photo essays in mind. My goal is to realize at least one of them, even [...]
